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By Jake Donovan - It sounds cliché to offer the “they don’t make ‘em like him anymore” tagline when assessing a fighter’s toughness, but it certainly rang true in regards to the incredible career of three-time super middleweight titlist Carl Froch (33-2, 24KOs). Sadly, the term is now past tense, as the 38-year old Brit announced his retirement from the sport following 12 full years in service.
You’d be hard-pressed to find any top fighter who did more with less than was the case with Froch, a gritty brawler-boxer who once upon a time bore resemblance to a complete fighter, but eventually favored will over skill in conquering his opposition.
Conquer he did, save for a couple of bumps along the way. Not even fight fallouts and in-ring defeats could deny the Brit his just due as one of the great ones. Even in claiming second place to Andre Ward’s championship run in the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, it can be argued that the tournament did more for Froch’s career than any other contestant, including Ward and Mikkel Kessler, the only two fighters to hang a loss on his career. [Click Here To Read More]
You’d be hard-pressed to find any top fighter who did more with less than was the case with Froch, a gritty brawler-boxer who once upon a time bore resemblance to a complete fighter, but eventually favored will over skill in conquering his opposition.
Conquer he did, save for a couple of bumps along the way. Not even fight fallouts and in-ring defeats could deny the Brit his just due as one of the great ones. Even in claiming second place to Andre Ward’s championship run in the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, it can be argued that the tournament did more for Froch’s career than any other contestant, including Ward and Mikkel Kessler, the only two fighters to hang a loss on his career. [Click Here To Read More]
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